ROWING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10752, 24 November 1928, Page 7

ROWING

POVERTY BAA' SEASON

Ul' I'iC'JAL OPINING TO-DAY

JUG COMBINED CARXIVA i.

rK U C F7IJ) 1 XGS TO BE FILMED

Xot for niany years lifts the. roving season in poverty Bay Been promised such an auspicious opening as ihat .scheduled lor ilns afternoon. The Gisborne and Poverty Bay Clubs have combined in holding a monster carnival and given line weather there should lie a record attendance at the band rotunda, Bead’s Quay, when the season mil he officially declared Open by the Mayor, Mr I). AA . Coleman. at 2.T0 p.m. to-day.

Tile City Band will he in attendance. ioo-crcams and other refreshments will be available, and a splendid programme of events has been drawn up for the occasion. A speedboat race, with all its attendant thrills, should prove of especial interest to the public, and the comedy element will be provided by n canoe race, wherein the competitors will be garbed m fancy costumes kindiv lent for the occasion by Messrs Cnrdston and Baxter. The Olympic Swimming Club will stage their first river race of the season, this being for the DeCosta Cup over a course from the l’eel Street Bridge to‘the Jvaiti Esplanade. All classes of rowers are catered for. both present members and the veterans. Among the events for the latter is a fours. Bower Board v. Fire Brigade, which should, like all the other races, provide the keenest of contests, as both crews have been training assiduously and were noticed on the river last evening, putting on the finishing touches.

A novel feature of the afternoon will fie the filming, bv Mr Tindall Hayward, o; portions of the proceedings, so it is hoped that good crowds will attend in order to give the requisite atmosphere to a picture which will ultimately be screened all over the country. The older of events for this afternoon is as follows:

2 p.m.: Procession of Boats from Rowing Sheds. 2.50: Official Opening by His Worship tho Mayor. 2. IT: Fours. Firms (Gisborne) v. 'Trades (Poverty Bay). 2..T0: Youth's Doubles, Gisborne v.

Poverty Bay. 3 p.m. : Olympic SVimming Club. Do Costa Cup. Peel-st. Biidg? to Haiti Esplanade 3.0: Fours, Power Board (Gisborne) v. Fire Brigade (Poverty Bav).

3.15: Single Sculls (lQstT, Gisborne

v. Poverty Bay. ,3.23; Single Men Fours. Gisborne v. Poverty Bay. 3.30: Speedboats’ Open Pace,. 3.35: Senior Doub'e Sculls, Gisborne v. Poverty Bay. 3.-15: Married Men Fours, Gisborne

v. Poverty Bay. 3.55: Single Sculls (junior), Gisborne v. Poverty Bay. .).T: Veterans’ Fours, Gisborne _v. Poverty Bay. ! .15:. Youths’ Fours, Gisborne v Poverty Bay. 1.25: lOst Fours, Gisborne v. Poverty Bay. ■1.35: C nmodv Canoe Race.

Crows have been selected s> under by the executives of the Poverty Ba'v and Gisborne Rowing Clubs.' • '

Challenge race: Fire Brigade 0. Sheen str., R. Martini AY. Griffin and J. Weston, P.8.R.C.). v. Power Board (G. Forbes, str.. R. Sloan, F. Rookq-and R. Tail, G.R.C.) Firms v. Trades: G.R.C. firms (S. Brown, str.. L. Snowsill. G. Cairns, and C. Shaw), v, P.B.R.C. trades (J. Bacon str. S. Ovenden, S. Goodman, and AV. Smith). Youth fours: P.B.R.C. (A. Ancell. str.. K. Muir, .T. Barrett., and G. RArdern) v G.R..C. (P. Foster-, A. Allen. J. Sheet, and J. R. Shaw.) Lightweight- fours: P.B.R.C. (K. Harris str., AV. ©lover, A. Rnache, and A. Petherbridgc) v. G.R.C. (G. J. .Teuno str.. G. Ball, Stewart and Leslie.)

Single men's race: P.B.R.C. (ItStevenson str., AV. McLaughlin. F. Ardern and X. Pickett) v G.R.O. (P. T. lu'onini str.’. R. Hanna, AV. Kennedy and K. AVoodward.) Married men’s i-acc: P.B.R.C. (R. •J. Patty str., -T. T. Hill. H. Swan, and H. Linstrom) v. G R.C. (G-. C. Jones str., IT, Huntei, G. .1. Jeune. and H. C’. Fraser.) Senior doubles: P.B.R.C. (A. Allsell and K. Aluir) v. R.R.C. (P. Foster and A. Allen.) Junior singles: P.B.R.C. (R. Stevenson) v. C-.R..0. (G. O. Jones,..) Tiightwcight. singles: P.B.R (.'. (A. Roaehe) v. G.R.O, (K. R. Gofle.) The procession and competitions will be under the supervision oi Air R J. Patty, who has been appointed marshal of the carnival.